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Post by eclosis on Dec 22, 2016 13:03:29 GMT -5
I am blown away! This first mailing is amazing. I just hope the quality and the quantity of this continues and doesn't take away from the quality of the artifact.
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Post by dmikester on Dec 22, 2016 14:01:41 GMT -5
Yes, I was stunned by this. It mysteriously arrived at my doorstep in the early morning, when our mail is usually delivered in the late afternoon (there was also no other regular mail delivered with it) My wife joked that we'll need a whole new coffee table just for one of the items! This was an especially fun mailing since items kept falling out of the package as I dug down; the quantity was incredible. They've really outdone themselves here. Also, I haven't successfully extracted one of the items, but I would think tweezers would be a good solution. Also: Anyone made an attempt at deciphering the pirate code on the rectangular piece of paper yet?
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Post by thegenii on Dec 22, 2016 14:04:35 GMT -5
That may have to wait for something that comes in the second mailing.
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Post by eclosis on Dec 22, 2016 15:54:16 GMT -5
I'm gonna take a crack at it later, probably the latitude and longitude coordinates she spoke of solving. With the code book print out and her note on the last page, I'm thinking it might line up with one of the Xs on the map
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Post by neutronstar on Dec 22, 2016 20:33:29 GMT -5
really having trouble getting the note out of the bottle I tried tweezers. and tiny magnets. Nothing has worked so far. has anyone had success?
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Post by neutronstar on Dec 22, 2016 21:18:43 GMT -5
Okay...got it did anyone else get 58.5 leagues = 175.5 miles?
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Post by professor on Dec 23, 2016 1:16:56 GMT -5
Yes, I was stunned by this. It mysteriously arrived at my doorstep in the early morning, when our mail is usually delivered in the late afternoon (there was also no other regular mail delivered with it) My wife joked that we'll need a whole new coffee table just for one of the items! This was an especially fun mailing since items kept falling out of the package as I dug down; the quantity was incredible. They've really outdone themselves here. Also, I haven't successfully extracted one of the items, but I would think tweezers would be a good solution. Also: Anyone made an attempt at deciphering the pirate code on the rectangular piece of paper yet? I believe so. The Codemate article tells you how to read the pirate symbols. Strangely enough, that article mentions how different pirate groups have different "code wheels", so it struck me as odd that the message we received would happen to use the one straight from the book so to speak. Either it's too easy, or because it's meant to be family oriented, it really is that easy. Decoded coordinates are: 19°48'38" S by 158°17'19" W. Which if correct, puts it right on the small island of Takutea in amongst the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. Seems like a really good hiding spot. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takutea
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Post by professor on Dec 23, 2016 1:18:35 GMT -5
That sometimes happens, but no one could mistake this first mailing for junk mail. Not possible. Quite true. This is the most substantial first-mailing they've ever done.
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Post by professor on Dec 23, 2016 1:20:20 GMT -5
I'm gonna take a crack at it later, probably the latitude and longitude coordinates she spoke of solving. With the code book print out and her note on the last page, I'm thinking it might line up with one of the Xs on the map Oddly enough, it was off of my map (but not by a huge amount). But then the narrative said that Kelsey was mailing Drew all the items that he didn't think he needed.
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Post by professor on Dec 23, 2016 1:24:43 GMT -5
Okay...got it did anyone else get 58.5 leagues = 175.5 miles? 175.5 nautical miles, yes.
Also, fathoms are a usually a measure of depth, not distance. A sixth of a fathom would be one foot.
I believe the references to the French woman, the Arab, and the other two are coded directions.
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Post by professor on Dec 23, 2016 1:30:53 GMT -5
There were a couple of other really cool things that I discovered too. There really is a Kelsey's Marine Salvage website, which is worth taking a look at. Looking at the html code, it's clearly a product of the MPC. I think it's completely unrelated to the experience at hand, but I absolutely loved the snippet of story on the reverse side of the newspaper article.
It mentions how the famous Voynich Manuscript was finally decoded by an autistic custodian called George Brown. This gave me a serious case of the giggles.
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Post by parcheminer on Dec 23, 2016 11:29:39 GMT -5
All of this sounds terribly fascinating! Does it seem suited for adults despite being advertised as family friendly? It is absolutely suited for adults despite being family friendly.
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Post by dmikester on Dec 23, 2016 12:28:58 GMT -5
Awesome with the deciphering! By the way, for anyone still stuck with extracting the message in the bottle, tweezers definitely work. The trick is to grab and then twist. All you need is a little bit of the paper to get out of the bottle and then you can pull with your hand.
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Post by spudman on Dec 26, 2016 22:27:01 GMT -5
Tried to contact Drew to ask him if he knew what happened to Kelsey and whether he knew anything about the bottle. My email bounced back. Apparently when he shut down the company email accounts were terminated.
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Post by defiant00 on Dec 27, 2016 8:13:01 GMT -5
As far as the message in the bottle a thought occurred to me that it could be referencing 5 ships That part was mentioned in the initial description..."five maps for five pirates"...
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